As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an unprecedented 21-day lockdown of a country of 1.3 billion people, the question most people were asking was probably, “When are things going to start getting better?” Now it looks like the Indian government is finally beginning to take steps to answer that question. In a series of announcements, various stakeholders, including the Finance Minister and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), have revealed several measures to combat the economic pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the FM’s economic stimulus has so far focused on the most vulnerable sections of society, businesses have received welcome news in the form of various forms of compliance relief as well as wide-reaching regulatory easing by the RBI. However, India’s trade sector continues to remain concerned, with many commodities like seafood facing acute economic trouble in the coming weeks. Several trade organizations have warned that without specific steps aimed at supporting exporters, Indian trade could be facing a potentially long period of financial crisis. Even as the government clamps down on exports of certain key items such as pharmaceuticals, exporters in other sectors will be waiting for baited breath for some targeted support measures. However, given the RBI governor’s promise to tackle COVID-19 “on a war footing” and the FM’s assurance that more aid will come to sectors as needed, one can hope for some assistance in the coming days. The best advice for now would be to stay indoors, stay safe, and wait out the pandemic -- help is on the way.